Your Legal Guide Through Life’s Twists And Turns
In the previous post, we discussed a factor that is sometimes considered in child custody disputes. Typically one parent will try to show that he or she is the fit parent by arguing that the other parent is unfit. But what happens if a court determines that neither...
There is a growing public concern surrounding the issue of child obesity. But did you know that this issue has started to come up in child custody proceedings? Because courts will look at the best interests of a child when determining custody, parents will often try...
In the past, studies have looked at the rate of military divorce. Are military personnel more at risk of marital strife? Marriages can come to an end for a number of different reasons, as we've seen in past blog posts. It can be the result of personal differences or...
Sometimes parents will do anything to gain custody of their kids. In some situations one parent is fighting with the other; in other instances a parent is fighting the family of the other parent for custody. But to what lengths will a parent go in a child custody...
Would a marriage contract help reduce some of the stress when a couple chooses to get divorced? While residents in Tennessee don't have the option of creating a contract that defines all obligations during and after a marriage, couples getting ready to wed may...
Sometimes when a couple gets divorced, there are some unpleasant surprises that can come up. One particular issue that can arise when trying to agree on custody and support terms is paternity. Paternity determines who a child's father actually is. In some divorce...
The couple was divorced more than 4 years ago. The divorce launched them into years of fighting over the custody of the son they had together from the marriage. Any divorce can create tension and strife between two people who were formerly married. Many of the...
You and your spouse have agreed that a divorce is the right decision. But as you begin the divorce process, you start to realize that there are more considerations beyond simply agreeing to separate. The first thing that comes up is property division: who gets what?...
A couple may think that verbally agreeing to a child support arrangement will be enough. But sometimes one or both parents forget the specifics of their agreement and dispute which parent should be paying how much. Recently a U.S. Representative has been garnering...
Courts are most concerned about the best interests of a child when it comes to custody arrangements. As we've seen in many previous posts, there are a number of different factors that can influence the terms of the child custody agreement. But there have been cases...
